Since my decision to #unplugTrump, I have consciously moved away from Spotify. Instead, I chose to use Navidrome as my personal music server combined with Symfonium as the client. This setup allowed me to rediscover my own MP3 collection — a treasure of gems I hadn’t listened to in years! And I can tell: I really enjoyed the feeling of reconnecting with my personal music library.
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Welcome Wireguard (It’s really always DNS)
Today I commuted to work and of course wanted to try my new #Navidrome setup that I wrote about before. And – it didn’t work 🙁 It couldn’t resolve the host name. DNS – again!
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Migration, Containers and … It’s always DNS, really
As I wrote in my previous post, I have a new member in the home server environment: The Lenovo ThinkCenter Mini Computer! Right after getting Ubuntu up and running on it, I began the process of easing the workload on my #RaspberryPi. PiHole had been flagging high CPU load a couple of times already, especially when Jellyfin was streaming media and performing its usual tasks.
The target was clear: keep PiHole on the Pi and move the heavier services to the Lenovo. But I also didn’t simply want to migrate the services. I also wanted to improve the setup …
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How to Use a Lenovo ThinkCentre M910q as a Powerful Home Server
As an IT enthusiast, I’ve long been (and still are!) a fan of the #RaspberryPi mini computers. My main Pi already runs multiple services like #PiHole, #Navidrome and #Jellyfin – which often pushes it near its limits. Well, recently I found myself wanting to add even more services to my local network. Unfortunately, my NAS can’t host Docker containers, so expanding compute power became necessary.
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How to set up Navidrome for MP3 Streaming on a RaspberryPi
Recently I noticed that I hardly ever listen my MP3 music collection – mainly because I don’t like my music players (both on mobile and on the desktop). So, let’s look for a nicer player!
I had only two constraints: 1) it should be able to use the files from OneDrive/NAS and 2) it should be able to cache them (in case of no connectivity). And as I went through the candidates, I stumbled across Navidrome:
Navidrome allows you to enjoy your music collection from anywhere, by making it available through a modern Web UI and through a wide range of third-party compatible mobile apps, for both iOS and Android devices.
Navidrome also supports Playlists and Internet-Radio! Nice. So why not let it run on a RaspberryPi at home and make it available through my VPN? But would I have enough RAM left? I just tried!
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